JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 21, 2024

Primary investment grade bond issuance surged in Q1 2024 as investors ramped up exposure to high-quality borrowers in a high interest rate environment. billion of financing in Q1 2024; the highest level of quarterly issuance since Q2 2020, according to S&P Global. By: White & Case LLP

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 23, 2023

However, for private equity investors, this uncertainty represents a unique opportunity to take advantage of investment opportunities in public markets. According to the Institutional Investor, 81% of value in all transactions in 2023 so far were take-private deals (compared to 20% seen in a typical year).

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 16, 2023

However, for private equity investors, this uncertainty represents a unique opportunity to take advantage of investment opportunities in public markets. According to the Institutional Investor, 81% of value in all transactions in 2023 so far were take-private deals (compared to 20% seen in a typical year).

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Wizenius

APRIL 1, 2023

When companies need to raise capital, they have two primary options: Debt involves borrowing money, while equity involves issuing shares of ownership in the company. Let's take a look at examples of companies that raised capital through debt, and analyze the factors that influenced their decision.

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Francine Way

JULY 12, 2017

Calculate cost of debt, cost of equity, and weighted average cost of capital (WACC). For interest income and expense, I prefer to state them as percentages of the average debt balance of the last two years. It is a good practice to verify the intended debt-vs-total-capital balance post-transaction when possible.

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Discounted Cash Flow Valuation M&A DCF 130

Lake Country Advisors

AUGUST 8, 2024

It’s integral to ensuring that the sale benefits all stakeholders and should be one of your priorities before advertising it to potential buyers. It’s a delicate balancing act, as inaccurate valuations have polarizing consequences. However, company valuation isn’t as simple as slapping a price on your business.

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Discounted Cash Flow Valuation DCF Analysis S&P 97

The TRADE

MAY 29, 2024

The new futures will be based on the S&P Dow Jones Indices’ iBoxx USD Liquid Emerging Market Sovereigns and Sub-Sovereigns Index. The exchange operator confirmed the futures are designed to offer investors exposure to US dollar denominated bonds issued by governments or sub-sovereign issuers from emerging markets.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 24, 2023

Event-Driven Hedge Funds Definition: Event-driven hedge funds bet on specific corporate actions, such as M&A deals, divestitures, spin-offs, bankruptcies, and business reorganizations, and they profit based on changes in the value of a company’s debt or equity after the action. EBITDA multiple , matching its own.

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Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 17, 2024

A profit and loss (P&L) statement, sometimes called as an income statement, is a financial report that provides investors and outsiders with a financial overview of a company. The P&L outcome plotted on a trendline assists investors in understanding the organization’s performance over time.

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The Harvard Law School Forum

JUNE 27, 2023

government’s battle over the debt ceiling, though resolved in early June, destabilized markets in May when it appeared lawmakers might not come to a resolution. [5] 5] Despite the instability, investors were granted some breathing room in May as inflation continued to recede from its June 2022 peak. [6] 3] [4] The U.S.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 3, 2023

In other words, you profit based on the company’s dividend s and the potential increases in its stock price over time. If you think about a standard DCF, metrics like Unlevered Free Cash Flow and Levered Free Cash Flow are a bit “imaginary” – because no company distributes them to its investors.

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Peak Frameworks

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Commercial paper is a form of unsecured short-term debt. Because of its short duration, commercial paper allows issuers to manage immediate liquidity needs without locking into long-term debt. The choice between the two usually hinges on market conditions and investor preference.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 31, 2024

If you think about the most “public” investors – the likes of Bill Ackman and David Einhorn – many of them have something in common: they operate single-manager hedge funds. They might have separate teams for specific strategies or markets, but everything is run under a single Profit & Loss statement (P&L).

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Sica Fletcher

AUGUST 18, 2020

They have enormous amounts of dry powder that they must deploy and continue to have access to very inexpensive debt. We thought that the best way to highlight the current trends in the marketplace would be to show the data as initially reported by S&P for each quarter.

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The Harvard Law School Forum

JUNE 27, 2023

government’s battle over the debt ceiling, though resolved in early June, destabilized markets in May when it appeared lawmakers might not come to a resolution. [5] 5] Despite the instability, investors were granted some breathing room in May as inflation continued to recede from its June 2022 peak. [6] 3] [4] The U.S.

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Financial Institution Bank Banking Consulting 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

JULY 31, 2024

In the early days of institutional private equity, many industrial companies were perceived to be stable, cash-flow-generation machines with significant hard assets that could be used as collateral for debt. billion with Debt of $2.1 Beyond that, we can say a few things about industrials vs. other verticals within PE.

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FineMark

OCTOBER 17, 2023

billion, and ranked #6 on Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires List (as of 10/11/23), Buffett is widely regarded as the most successful equity market investor of the past century. Equities and the S&P 500 At the onset of each new year, like clockwork, we’re asked for our near-term view. benchmark equity index, the S&P 500.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 19, 2023

Metals & Mining Investment Banking Definition: In metals & mining investment banking, professionals advise companies that find, produce, and distribute base metals, bulk commodities, and precious metals on debt and equity issuances and mergers and acquisitions. What Do You Do as an Analyst or Associate in the Group?

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Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 10, 2024

For example, many sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East have also gotten involved, as have holding companies and consortiums led by people such as Josh Harris (Apollo co-founder and now a famous sports investor). When the fans are passionate, there are infinite ways to milk the brand’s value. only a handful a decade ago).

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InvestmentBank.com

MAY 26, 2021

As the world headed into the uncharted territory of a worldwide pandemic, investors in both debt and equity markets reacted to shifts and changing conditions in several interesting ways, and the lessons they learned and the actions they take this year will set the stage for everyone’s access to capital in the years to come.

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How2Exit

MARCH 12, 2023

This includes examining the company’s financials, contracts, and other documents that will help them to determine the value of the business. Additionally, they should review any existing agreements that the seller has with third parties, such as suppliers, customers, and investors.

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Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

2023’s much-discussed downturn in mergers & acquisitions – with global M&A volume and value down 6% and 17%, respectively, from 2022 – was largely driven by the slowdown in the tech sector, with global tech M&A volumes down 51% year over year, while other sectors saw marked increases. [1] in 2022 to 5.9x

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How2Exit

APRIL 28, 2025

A former Air Force veteran and Microsoft engineer, Jed’s journey into entrepreneurship was marked by soaring ambition — and a brutal, humbling failure that left him facing nearly $1 million in personally guaranteed debt. In distress, culture collapses faster than cash flow.

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Lake Country Advisors

JANUARY 21, 2025

This can be a transformative step for high-net-worth individuals or seasoned investors to build wealth, diversify their portfolios, and achieve long-term financial goals. Assessing the Business’s Financial Health The financial health of a business is one of the most reliable indicators of its potential as an investment.

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Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 27, 2025

I know I can look at a P and L right off the bat and highlight a few things that I just stick out because weve done it both on the M and A side and the operational side. S Corp as an asset sale. Once you go through that analysis, clean up the things that we know the buyers are looking for or investors. Weve talked about that.

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